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Mattgey, Werner
🇩🇪FIDE 16230892· Male· Germany· Born in 1948
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Werner Mattgey, a 78-year-old German player, is rated 1738. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and 7. Bamberg Open B. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2017–2018) and 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1850 was reached at age 76 (May 2024).
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1850
−112 pts below
May 2024 · age 76
May 2024 · age 76
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,605
#96,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
100 career games
at age 76
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1714 → 1850
May 2024
All-time peak 1850
at age 76 · −112 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1703 → returned at 1714
Nov 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1773 → 1738
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
12.5/ 3337.9%
9W7D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsHannes Candussio1,722·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R9·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/8 | #163 | 1799 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #492 | 1796 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #70 | 1681 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #30 | 1733 | -6.6 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-20.6 Elo, finished #492).
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,361
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#68,696
in continent
World
#96,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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